The United States reportedly ordered all of its troops in Niger to withdraw this week, a source told Politico on Friday. Last month, the United States State Department shared that Washington and Niamey were discussing a possible exit of American troops from Niger, with talks underway about allowing...
Niger's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday the country's withdrawal from the European Union military partnership mission (EUMPM), revoking permission for an EU initiative designed to enhance the capabilities of the its security forces.
Earlier this year, the bloc suspended financial...
Niger has accepted Algeria's initiative for a peaceful political settlement of the crisis in the country, the Algerian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday in a post on social media X, formerly known as Twitter.
According to the statement, the adoption of the initiative should strengthen the possibility of a...
French Ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itte has left the country, the French presidency confirmed on Wednesday. French President Emmanuel Macron said last week his government is ending military cooperation with Niger following the July coup, vowing to withdraw all 1,500 troops from the African...
French President Emmanuel Macron told France's TF1 and France 2 on Sunday that Paris will withdraw its troops from Niger by the end of the year, as well as recall its ambassador and embassy staff from the country.
He said France decided to "end its military cooperation with Niger" back in July...
The Ministry of Transport of Niger announced on Monday that the national and international commercial flights are now permitted to resume in the country's airspace. According to the ministry's representative, all national and international commercial flights are welcome in the Republic of Niger's...
French President Emmanuel Macron said he communicates with deposed Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum "every day." Bazoum has been under house arrest since the military took power in the country in late July. Macron reiterated France's support for him and said that Paris does not recognize...
Niger's Interior Ministry said on Thursday in a statement that the military government will be barring the United Nations agencies, alongside non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from "operation zones."
"Due to the current security situation and operational commitment of the Nigerien...
The spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Nabila Massrali, stated on Monday that the decision to expel the French Ambassador from Niger is a "provocation."
"'The putschists' decision to expel the French Ambassador is a new provocation that can in no way help to find a diplomatic...
The United States State Department told media that Niger's Foreign Ministry informed Washington that the images of a statement circulating on the internet and claiming that the US ambassador has been asked to leave the country were not issued by the ministry.
"The US government has not...
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